Reuters - If you ever thought it would be cool to have an Xbox laptop, or wished those old Atari games in your attic could be reborn on a retro handheld device, you might want to talk to Benjamin Heckendorn.

PC World - Console sales grow 13.4 percent in 2007, led by the cheaper Wii, says a new report.

Reuters - The British government plans to introduce a new guidance rating system for video games and a code of practice for social networking Web sites to help protect children.

TechWeb - Microsoft reset cheaters’”gamerscore” accounts to zero and eliminated all past achievements. There is no appeal.

TechWeb - The company said people who can log in with their preset passwords have not been affected.